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Today — 17 October 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump Refiles $15 Billion Lawsuit Against The New York Times

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By: Michael M. Grynbaum
17 October 2025 at 12:05
A federal judge had previously dismissed the complaint as unnecessarily lengthy and digressive. The president claims that The Times sought to defame him during the 2024 election.

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President Trump on Thursday refiled his defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and several of its reporters.

7 Takeaways From the First N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate

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By: Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Michael Gold
17 October 2025 at 11:17
Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparred over serious topics like the Israel-Hamas war and President Trump, and more curious subjects like parade attendance.

© Pool photo by Angelina Katsanis

Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa and Zohran Mamdani, left to right, will debate again on Wednesday.

The Top Zingers of the Mayoral Debate

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By: Maya King
17 October 2025 at 11:55
The two-hour slugfest produced some memorable one-liners, on subjects ranging from the candidates’ parents to imaginary sports championships.

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The candidates, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa and Zohran Mamdani, were at times deeply personal in their attacks on one another.

John Bolton Indicted Over Handling of Classified Information

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By: Devlin Barrett， Glenn Thrush and Minho Kim
17 October 2025 at 10:55
Mr. Bolton, a Trump aide turned critic, is part of a string of presidential foes to become prosecutorial targets. But his case gained momentum in the Biden administration.

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John Bolton, President Trump’s former national security adviser, returning to his home after the F.B.I. searched his home in August.

Salesforce Offers Its Services to Boost Trump’s Immigration Force

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By: Heather Knight
17 October 2025 at 10:56
The San Francisco-based firm has told ICE that it could use A.I. to help the agency nearly triple its staff. The company’s C.E.O., once a progressive tech titan, has embraced President Trump.

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Marc Benioff, Salesforce’s chief executive, surprised many San Franciscans when he said he “fully supports” President Trump and invited the National Guard to San Francisco.

How the Bolton Indictment Compares to Trump’s Classified Documents Case

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By: Charlie Savage
17 October 2025 at 08:52
Some charges against the onetime national security adviser resemble the dropped case against President Trump, but there are also differences.

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John R. Bolton, the former White House national security adviser, in 2019 at the White House.

Eric Adams Considers Endorsing Cuomo

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By: Jeffery C. Mays
17 October 2025 at 08:24
The New York City mayor said he has been in discussions to back former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, and maintains his opposition to Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner.

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Mayor Eric Adams suspended his re-election campaign in September to try to consolidate opposition to Zohran Mamdani.

Parties Brace for a Political Future Without the Voting Rights Act

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By: Nick Corasaniti
17 October 2025 at 05:54
After the Supreme Court appeared poised to weaken a key provision of the landmark civil rights law, both parties began to reckon with an uncertain future.

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Some Democrats expressed alarmed at the new political reality that could be ushered in by the Supreme Court gutting the Voting Rights Act.

Mamdani Faces Islamophobic Attacks After Comments About Hamas

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By: Emma G. Fitzsimmons
17 October 2025 at 05:58
Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner in the race for mayor of New York City, was attacked by lawmakers from both parties over comments he made in a Fox News interview.

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“I don’t really have opinions about the future of Hamas and Israel beyond the question of justice and safety and the fact that anything has to abide by international law,” Zohran Mamdani said in a Fox News interview.

Trump Warns Hamas of Strikes if Violence in Gaza Continues

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By: Zolan Kanno-Youngs
17 October 2025 at 05:22
The president later clarified that the United States would not be involved in such an action.

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Hamas militants stood guard on Wednesday as the International Committee of the Red Cross transported the bodies of hostages who died in Gaza.

After Racist Texts, New York G.O.P. Is Set to Disband Young Republicans

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By: Benjamin Oreskes and Nicholas Fandos
17 October 2025 at 05:30
State party leaders are expected to eliminate the charter of the Young Republicans group, allowing them to reconstitute the organization with new leaders.

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Representative Elise Stefanik called the texts by members of the Young Republicans reprehensible.

Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize Brings Hope and Scrutiny to Venezuela’s Opposition

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By: Anatoly Kurmanaev
17 October 2025 at 05:01
Ms. Machado’s efforts to reclaim a stolen election by any available means, including military intervention, has long galvanized her supporters. Her opponents say these hard-line policies have a political cost.

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The opposition leader María Corina Machado in her office last year. She is now in hiding.

Trump Plans to Meet With Putin to Talk About a Cease-Fire in Ukraine

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By: Zolan Kanno-Youngs
17 October 2025 at 07:21
A day ahead of his meeting with Ukraine’s leader at the White House to discuss an arms package, President Trump suggested that Russia might be open to a diplomatic solution to the war it started.

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President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in August.

Appeals Court Maintains Block on Trump’s Troop Deployment to Illinois

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By: Mattathias Schwartz
17 October 2025 at 04:46
“Political opposition is not rebellion,” wrote a Seventh Circuit panel, rejecting an attempt by the Trump administration to remove an order by a trial court judge.

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Demonstrators near an immigrant processing center in Broadview, Ill., this month.

U.S. B-52s and Helicopters Fly Near Venezuela in Show of Threats

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By: Eric Schmitt
17 October 2025 at 02:23
The Trump administration is sharply increasing U.S. military pressure on the government of Nicolás Maduro.

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An Army Black Hawk helicopter with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Bragg in North Carolina in June.

A History of the C.I.A.’s Involvement in Latin America, From Bay of Pigs to Chile Coups

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By: Alan Yuhas
17 October 2025 at 04:07
For much of the 20th century, the C.I.A. devised plots to overthrow governments, kill high-profile leaders or arm dissident groups.

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Fidel Castro, whom the C.I.A. made at least eight plots against, speaking with reporters in 1964 in a car. An assault rifle lies in the seat pocket.

Kanchha Sherpa, Last Member of First Team to Conquer Everest, Dies at 92

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By: Victor Mather
17 October 2025 at 04:29
A trip to India to find work led to a career climbing the world’s highest mountain.

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Kanchha Sherpa in Nepal in May. He carried 60 pounds of gear, fixed ropes and scouted the trail for the 1953 expedition up Mount Everest.
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